mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. speier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. speier speier madam speaker, thank you -- ms. speier: madam speaker, thank you. i believe i'm the only member of this house that is a victim of gun violence. my body is riddled with bullets. i have a divot in my leg that's the size of a football. i have skin graphs on all parts of my body. i live with that every single day. a victim of gun violence is trauma tietzed over and over -- traumatized over and over again. i implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, if we had a 737 that crashed every month for 12 months in this country, we would do something about it. and that's what's happening to children in this country. 1,500 kids die of gun violence every single year. we have to do something about i

mr. jordan: mr. speaker, let me first say god bless the united states supreme court. god bless president trump for the people he selected for our highest court. today's decision is a win for the constitution and a win for the sanctity of human life. june 24, 2022, a win, a date that will be remembered for a win for the sacredness of human life. now, this bill. mr. speaker, the rights spelled out in the first amendment and protected by the second amendment are why the united states is different than every other country. it's why we are special -- we are the greatest nation in history. for 18 months the democrats have attacked our first amendment liberties. today they are coming after our second amendment liberties. and who knows what it will be tomorrow. i can only imagine. my guess is in light of the decision yesterday from justice thomas, the decision today from the court, my guess is they are going to look to pack the court. chairman of the judiciary committee, democrat chair of the judiciary commi

mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i would yield three minutes to my friend and -- the gentleman from louisiana, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. jordan, for yielding. you know, we heard some revealing things this week. it was just a few moments ago our colleague from tennessee, mr. cohen, lectured us that the old testament doesn't mention the word guns and so we shouldn't claim this is a fundamental freedom. you know, as usual, he misunderstands the point of scripture and the constitution. here's the thing. as americans, we respect and we protect the inalienable god-given right to self-protection and to the protection of innocent lives around us. president biden said among other outrageous things this week. president biden said he wanted to ban .09 millimeter handguns. mr. cicilline of rhode island now infamously in our committee hearing exclaimed, quote, spare me the b.s. -- that's not what he said -- spare me the b.s. about constitutional ri

mr. jordan: employees of the court are already protected. this is about protecting the justices' families and that is based on the headline that i read and email that mr. bishop just talked about. the gentleman said democrats they condemn violence. no they don't. no, they don't. they call rioters in the summer of 20, peaceful protestors and now vice president raised money to bail them out of jail. so you have to stick with the facts here and that is not accurate what was stated earlier. for all the reasons we have highlighted, we are glad this bill is going to pass and wish it would have happened weeks and weeks ago when this threat was first present for supreme court justices. i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. lieu: i yield two minutes of time to the the gentlewoman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. >> it is incredible to stand here and listen to our republican colleagues talk about the risks and the dangers that exist to the supreme cou

mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. speier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. speier speier madam speaker, thank you -- ms. speier: madam speaker, thank you. i believe i'm the only member of this house that is a victim of gun violence. my body is riddled with bullets. i have a divot in my leg that's the size of a football. i have skin graphs on all parts of my body. i live with that every single day. a victim of gun violence is trauma tietzed over and over -- traumatized over and over again. i implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, if we had a 737 that crashed every month for 12 months in this country, we would do something about it. and that's what's happening to children in this country. 1,500 kids die of gun violence every single year. we have to do something about i

mr. jordan: mr. speaker, let me first say god bless the united states supreme court. god bless president trump for the people he selected for our highest court. today's decision is a win for the constitution and a win for the sanctity of human life. june 24, 2022, a win, a date that will be remembered for a win for the sacredness of human life. now, this bill. mr. speaker, the rights spelled out in the first amendment and protected by the second amendment are why the united states is different than every other country. it's why we are special -- we are the greatest nation in history. for 18 months the democrats have attacked our first amendment liberties. today they are coming after our second amendment liberties. and who knows what it will be tomorrow. i can only imagine. my guess is in light of the decision yesterday from justice thomas, the decision today from the court, my guess is they are going to look to pack the court. chairman of the judiciary committee, democrat chair of the judiciary commi

mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i would yield three minutes to my friend and -- the gentleman from louisiana, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. jordan, for yielding. you know, we heard some revealing things this week. it was just a few moments ago our colleague from tennessee, mr. cohen, lectured us that the old testament doesn't mention the word guns and so we shouldn't claim this is a fundamental freedom. you know, as usual, he misunderstands the point of scripture and the constitution. here's the thing. as americans, we respect and we protect the inalienable god-given right to self-protection and to the protection of innocent lives around us. president biden said among other outrageous things this week. president biden said he wanted to ban .09 millimeter handguns. mr. cicilline of rhode island now infamously in our committee hearing exclaimed, quote, spare me the b.s. -- that's not what he said -- spare me the b.s. about constitutional ri

mr. jordan: -- mr. cicilline: i seek recognition. i want to respond briefly to the last speaker suggesting that somehow this isn't going to solve all the proives gun violence. no one suggested it is. this is a simple bill that is introduced to protect law enforcement and members of -- when an active shooter happens. we can continue to fight about how we should address gun violence but when it occurs it will save lives. it's not intended to be the solution, the big answer to everything. it's intended to save lives. i will repeat again with all due respect to my republican colleagues who think they're experts in policing, who they they -- who think they know better than law enforcement what they need when they run into danger, easy to say that when you're in the house chamber where you're protected by capitol police and get alerts. you raise what happened on 14th street. a young man who works for me received noticed 35 minutes after the scene was cleared through his ring security system in his building that there was an active shooter.

mr. jordan, will each control one hour. the house will come to order. r recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 7910. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished speaker of the house, madam pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker of the house is recognized. the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and commend him for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor. protecting our kids, what could be more important than that? and i thank you for channeling the ideas and enthusiasms of so many members on both sides of the aisle and to bring this bipartisan legislation to the floor. thank you, thank you, mr. nadler, for your leadership. i thank the task force that mr. mike thompson of california for his important work advancing the background check p

mr. jordan: no tax dollars to do gain of function research. but i think that's what happened in this situation and what happened at this lab in wuhan, it was gain of function research. i believe it came from the lab. the idea it was a bat to a penguin to a hippopotamus to people i don't buy that but who knows. the last thing i would say is this. in your testimony you said, being critical of the biden administration, you said they shouldn't base decisions about pandemic response on polling. one of the things we hear from the other side is oh, the republicans are interested in the politics. well, actually, it's just the opposite. democrats always accuse us of what they're dolling. they base it on polling. the people who trust the science is the ones that trust the science. joe biden is the one that said, if you have these vaccinations, you won't get covid. that's a flat out lie. according to your testimony, the government already knew that wasn't the case. but he made the statement anyway. so we're -- we support the science. not the polling. not

mr. jordan: clarification. chair maloney: no. clarification. mr. jordan: when you said you had the authority to investigate anything and everything you didn't mean that? chair maloney: i just clarified what i said. mr. jordan: you didn't mean it when you said anything and everything. chair maloney: reclaiming mytime. some of my colleagues across the aisle have suggested that our investigation into workplace misconduct at the nfl is a waste of time. i strongly disagree. the issue of sexual harassment is one of the most prominent and one of the most prominent and respected workplaces in this country and a cover-up on behalf of a powerful owner should matter to all of us. it's even more surprising given that this committee has investigated sexual harassment and assault in sports, including when republicans were in the majority. in 2018 under the leadership of then republican chairman trey gowdy, the committee launched a bipartisan investigation into u.s.a. gymnastics' handling of allegations against larry nassar. a letter to the u.s.a. gymnastics signe

mr. jordan, each will control 20 minutes. mr. lieu: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on s.4160 the speaker pro tempore: without objection mr. lieu: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. lieu: i rise in support of the supreme court police parity act of 2022. while the supreme court police force is to provide protection to the justices this bill would extend their authority to provide protection to the family members of justices if there is reason to believe they are at risk. it is imperative they are free from fear of physical violence based on the constitution and law as applied to the facts of the cases before them. this is essential to the rule of law. assailants like the man recently or a threat to a democracy but with the right security, they can be stopped before they inflict harm. i thank the senators coon and cornyn and likewise introducing bills that will e

mr. jordan and members on the other side is, they are woefully behind the times.ir constituents, gun owners and non-gun owners, republicans and democrats are crying out for us to act. so i have hoped with the senate, leaving some sort of incremental move to show that we are called upon to save lives and i am very happy that in the judiciary, we will pass this omnibus package and shame on the senate if it fails to take it up and shame on hiding behind the filibuster. we take an oath to protect lives. i am a mother and a grandmother. i have grandchildren who are 10 down to 1. four precious children. we are here. we are called upon to protect the future generation, that they not go into schools fearful for their lives, that they not come out of schools having watched their best friend be slaughtered by an ar-style weapon and an 18-year-old behind it. >> no well, we know that we are going to hear from president biden tonight, making remarks on the gun violence in this country. he said that there is nothing more unilaterally that he can do. i imagine he will start to p

mr. jordan. >> mr. bishop made a point. this is about taking guns away from people, not letting them have a firearm to protect themselves. where are they going to take us? let's be clear. they are going to take us to a world where only the bad guys can get the guns. that is where they are going to take us. that is where they are taking us to, but that is -- i think you for yielding. i yield back. >> mr. chairman. we are seeking recognition for purposes from rhode island. >> moved to strike last word. >> recognize. >> i am reading a legislation which is before us, and with respect to the issue of gun trafficking, if you begin on page 5, 932, it shall be unlawful for any person it to knowingly purchase to acquire a firearm for the possession of a third party. an example of your neighbor getting a gun for an individual, there is no third party. this would not be prohibited under the statute. it would not apply because it is not being criminalized. in the hypothetical commie city neighbor is getting a bird for someone who is a

mr. jordan. >> mr. bishop made a point. this is about taking guns away from people, not letting them have a firearm to protect themselves. where are they going to take us? let's be clear. they are going to take us to a world where only the bad guys can get the guns. that is where they are going to take us. that is where they are taking us to, but that is -- i think you for yielding. i yield back. >> mr. chairman. we are seeking recognition for purposes from rhode island. >> moved to strike last word. >> recognize. >> i am reading a legislation which is before us, and with respect to the issue of gun trafficking, if you begin on page 5, 932, it shall be unlawful for any person it to knowingly purchase to acquire a firearm for the possession of a third party. an example of your neighbor getting a gun for an individual, there is no third party. this would not be prohibited under the statute. it would not apply because it is not being criminalized. in the hypothetical commie city neighbor is getting a bird for someone who is a

mr. jordan, the president of the central bank, joining the global bandwagon of tightening monetary policyas not ruled out tightening again. it was interesting from yesterday he got a call from his former professor saying this is the time not to worry about how high the frank goes, -- franc goes. this was just hours after the fed was pretty aggressive intensifying its own fight against inflation. it also comes after the ecb also finally acknowledged that inflation was one of their biggest worries. you wonder whether we are at a tipping point, tom, which globally puts extra pressure on central banks. there were 20 analysts from the snb, only one was expecting a height, that was citi. you have this tension between economists and markets, and once again, the markets were right. francine: the euro-swissie currently trading at 1.02. the euro lower by 1.4% on the back of this surprise we by the snb. you are also getting movement in the bond markets as well. the italian 10 year currently at 3.88, yield is up six basis points. an 11 basis point move on the u.s. two-year, and the u.s. 10 year at 3.

today i am joined by steve scalise, jim jordan and mr. banks. our hearts are shattered for families suffering from the unimaginable tragedy in uvalde, texas and buffalo, new york. i want to commend our colleague tony gonzalez for his strong leadership. he represents uvalde and has been spending time meeting with so many of the families and the community members devastated by this mass shooting. i will tell you americans are struggling daily. they are faced with historically high gas prices that have now doubled since joe biden took office. over 70% of our nation's baby formula is out of stock. homicides are up nearly 50%. inflation is at a 40 year high and one of the largest migrant caravans ever is headed to our borders. house democrats have no agenda and no real solutions to the problems we face on a daily basis. instead, what are democrats focused on? they are scrambling to change the headlines, praying the nation will focus on their partisan witchhunt instead of our pocketbooks. just this week, nancy pelosi's january 6 committee hired the fo

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons, but he never asked me for one. mr.as well. mr. perry asked me for one as well -- >> mr. perry? >> yes he did. >> did marjorie taylor greene contact to? >> no. she didn't contact me. i heard that she asked white house counsel's office for a pardon. from mr. phillip, but i didn't frequently communicate with my screen. >> if you think about who could be scrambled quickly, to potentially testify, and who hasn't testify as yet, you do have multiple members of congress, including the congressman who recommended jeffrey clark to become the new head of the department of justice. is there a sense just from your reporting, at least sort of the way that the hill was five being, that the idea here could be the reason for concern with security, is that a member of congress is somehow implicated in the testimony tomorrow? >> i don't know if we can read that much into it right now. i think it's still very fluid. yeah, i think the committee is trying to establish exactly what will it hold for tomorrow. in fact, that member of congress

mr. jordan accusing democrats of weaponizing the government to attack republicans by cherry picking information and selectively leaking it to the press as the committee works behind closed doors. and your take. >> look, my position has not changed on this committee. it is not valid because republicans were not allowed to appoint anybody. it is purely pelosi appointed. they said pelosi was off limits to know what she did about the national guard. we're sitting with the highest inflation, gas prices rising more than 50 cents, people struggling to pay their rent, baby formula not being made, aborder that is unsecure. fentanyl the number one killer of americans between the ages of 18 and 45. crime is in our streets and this is what the democrats have planned to go after their political adversaries? this is what's wrong with democrat-control one party rule in washington >> harris: i want to quickly ask you about the pelosi-appointed committee as you put it. was there ever an opportunity to take another look at that as we went on? even the public, when you poll them, people wanted this to look more l

mr. jordan talked about about congressional pardons but never asked for one.e taylor greene had asked for a pardon. >> joining me is andrew mccabe, former deputy director of the fbi. andrew, it must have been interesting to watch these hearings and watch some of this testimony in particular from your perspective, i wish i could have been in the room when you were watching the testimony we just viewed a few moments ago to get your reaction. let's talk about it now. the idea that all these lawmakers were asking for a pardon? i mean, what does that suggest to you? >> jim, it suggests what we call in the investigative and prosecutorial business as evidence of guilty knowledge, right? this is one that is exactly as it appears to be. people don't request pardons unless they have some concern that behavior and activities they were involved in might leave them susceptible to criminal accountability. the fact that we have a handful, five by my count, of sitting united states congresspeople who thought that they might have been engaged in some criminal activity towards

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons, but he never asked me for one. for an update on whether the white house was going to party members of congress. mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry asked for a pardon to, i'm sorry. >> it may ask you directly? >> yes, he did. >> the representative marjorie taylor greene contact you? >> no, she did not. i heard that she asked for a pardon from mr. philbin, but i did not frequently communicate with miss greene. >> are you aware of any conversations or communications regarding the possibility of giving congressman matt gaetz a pardon? >> i know he had asked for it, but i don't know if he ever received one or what happened with it. >> how do you know that congressman gaetz asked for a pardon? >> he told me. >> tell us about that. >> he told me he'd ask meadows for a pardon. >> were you involved in or did you witness any conversations about the possibility of a blanket pardon for everyone involved in january six? >> i had heard that mentioned, yeah. >> do you know whether the president had any conversations abou

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons, but he never asked me for one it was more for an update on whether the white house was going to pardon members of congress mr. gohmert asked for one, as well >> the committee had previously revealed that representative scott perry sought a pardon, as well shep, today, we learned he was the one that first introduced jeffrey clark to president trump. >> ylan, what more do we know about this visit, this raid of clark's home, plus some other action outside the committee hearing today? >> yes, shep clark has been subpoenaed by the committee. we saw video of him pleading the fifth during his taped interview. and today, federal law enforcement was at his home in virginia a spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office confirmed this activity, but we don't know why the authorities were there now, the committee is also reviewing footage from documentary filmmaker alex holder, as well. holder is the one who interviewed trump both before and after january 6th, as well as his daughter ivanka, and there are questions about whether what she said contradicts

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. mr.d mr. perry as well. i'm sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> she didn't contact me about it. i already she had asked white house counsel for a pardon. >> and meantime behind closed doors yesterday, the committee was questioning someone else, a filmmaker alex holder about his interview with ivanka trump. holder telling don lemon that the committee showed particular interest in possible i inconsistencies in her statements between what she told the committee and what she said in the documentary about election fraud. >> all i know is what she said to me and clearly there is a difference between the position that she said to me and the position that she gave to the committee. >> what did they ask you about that today? >> i don't want to go into much detail about that. >> you can give us context or at least geeo into without specifically -- >> they asked similar questions to what you asked, when it took place, background as to when it took place and where it took place. and whether i felt there

mr. jordan talk about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. >> did white house chief of staffeadows every indicate that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to january 6th? >> mr. meadows did seek that pardon, yes, ma'am. >> mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry asked for a pardon as well -- i'm sorry. >> mr. cipollone said something to the effect of, please make sure we don't go up to the capitol, keep in touch with me, cassidy, we are going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. >> the committee has introduced a body of evidence that lays out how aware people around trump were that what they were doing was likely criminal. lawyers warned them, saying the administration would get charged with every crime imaginable, afterwards, the people involved sought pardons. there is no plausible deniability left. trump world is making all the criminal referrals you could want against themselves. so what is the department justice do about that? what is merrick garland do about that? we have two incredible guess who both

mr. jordan, you may not like his answer, but -- we will hear the witnesses answer. >> that was ohio congressmanender in chief, house minority leader kevin mccarthy initially selected jordan to sit on the january 6th panel. but he was rejected by speaker nancy pelosi along with the congressman -- over their efforts to invalidate the 2020 election. that led kevin mccarthy to boycott the hearings entirely. and let me speak for all of us when i say, thank you kevin mccarthy by not filling the committee with qanon bomb throwers and supporters of the big lie. because these have been some of the most damning, consequential congressional hearings ever. our panel is back with us. jonathan, danielle -- all right, here we go. you guys ready for rock and roll number two? here we go. so, jonathan, in a washington post opinion column -- quote, mccarthy thought that by walking away entirely, he would be able to discredit the work of the committee as partisan. bad call. with none of his allies there to throw stand into the gears, the committee was able to organize a seamless presentation. your thoughts? >> oh,

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. mr.erry asked for a pardon, too. i'm sorry. >> did marjorie taylor greene? >> no, she didn't contact me about it. i heard that she had asked white house counsel office for a pardon. >> former trump white house aides testifying that six republican lawmakers sought presidential pardons following the january 6 insurrection. here now is democratic congressman josh gottheimer of new jersey, the co-chair of the problem solvers caucus and homeland security committee and financial services committee. the testimony which i'm sure you heard from trump insiders that these colleagues of yours, republican congressmen were seeking pardons after january 6. what does that tell you? >> i think everyone who hears that should react the same way, this was an attack on our democracy and we need to take -- and this is why we're having these hearings -- every step and every measure to ensure there is not an attack like that again on our capitol and including making sure we get to the bottom of every fact and al

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry asked for a pardon, too. >> did marjory taylor green contact you? >> no, she didn't contact me about t i heard that she had asked white house office counsel for a pardon. >> so what were the roles of the pardon seekers in january 6? let's bring in tom foreman to walk us through that. tom? >> if you look at all sifolks wt now they have all forwarded some version of either this didn't happen or i wasn't asking for myself or you don't under the circumstances. let's look at who has been talked about here. mo brooks from alabama. he spoke at the stop the steal rally on january 6, remember that big quote start taking down names and kicking ass is what he told the crowd. said this week that he's willing to testify but only if it's in public and trump rescinded his endorsement of mo brooks for all of that in march. matt gaetz down in florida also echoed trump's lies about the election saying he won when in fact joe biden won. he defended trump right af

mr. jordan talked about congressional paons, but he never asked me for one.ore for an update on whether the white house was going to pardon members of congress. amy: that is kathy hudgins said in her videotape deposition. before her, senior white house legal advisor eric herschmann. to see thursday's full hearing, go to democracynow.org as well as all five of the hearings in full. the public hearings of the january 6 committee will resume in mid july. that does it for our show. happy birthday to karen ranucci! happy sixth birthday to ava crosby wallach.

mr. jim jordan. >> thank you, richard. the democrats efforts are to destroy the second amendment. you can just listen to what they say. it is time to get red of the most popular handgun in this country they said. they want to do more come out they want to take away people's second amendment rights. they said if this bill does not pass, we will end the filibuster. we will do whatever it takes to get people's rights limited. the legislation on the floor today tells americans when they can buy a firearm, what kind they can get and where they have to start in their own home. direct attack on second amendment rights. the legislation tomorrow so dangerous. the idea that somebody who does not like you can file a complaint within 24 hours and there is a hearing. you are not allowed to be at the hearing. it is as wrong as it gets in our constitutional system here in america. i hope every single republican will vote against this. every single member of the judiciary committee opposed this last week. regarding january 6, i think the goal has been stated. the goal is to end the electoral coll

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. t is more for an update on whether the white house was going to party members of congress. mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry also asked for a pardon. >> mr. perry, did he ask you directly? >> yes he did. >> did marjorie taylor greene contact yellow and? >> no, i heard that she asked white house counsel office for a pardon from mr. philbin, but i did not frequently communicate with mrs. greene. >> are you aware of any conversations or communications about the possibility of giving congressman matt gates a pardon? >> i know he had asked for it, but i'm not sure if he ever received one, or what happened with it. >> how do you know that he asked for a pardon? >> he told me. >> tell us about that. >> you told me he asked meadows for a pardon. >> the involved in or did you witness any conversations about the possibility of a blanket pardon for everyone involved in january 6th? >> i heard that mentioned, yes. >> do you know whether the president had any conversations about potentia

mr. jordan i don't believe you're trying to find solutions. i am sad and we did not find solutions here today. every single vote came down on partyline. i hope, the next time we have a markup on a bill, the next time we have a hearing on a bill, that we will all do better. with that, mr. chairman i yield. >> would you please yield? >> thank you, very much. one of the challenges we have the loved ones of dead americans, who have died at the hands of gun violence and died at the hands of perpetrators who may have mental illness. let me not characterize it because that is a small percentage. but there are families, parents who are morning. they need answers. these are well thought out initiatives. >> reclaiming my time, i think this is where mr. massey was repeatedly accurate in giving us facts and figures on what we would or would not accomplish here. so, hopefully when mr. massey is in the majority or at least in a position to be heard and respected, those facts will be put out front and any solutions will be based on the numbers, as they reall

mr. jordan talked about congressional pardons but he never asked me for one. t is more for an update on whether the white house was going to party members of congress. mr. gohmert asked for one as well. mr. perry also asked for a pardon. >> mr. perry, did he ask you directly? >> yes he did. >> did marjorie taylor greene contact yellow and? >> no, i heard that she asked white house counsel office for a pardon from mr. philbin, but i did not frequently communicate with mrs. greene. >> are you aware of any conversations or communications about the possibility of giving congressman matt gates a pardon? >> i know he had asked for it, but i'm not sure if he ever received one, or what happened with it. >> how do you know that he asked for a pardon? >> he told me. >> tell us about that. >> you told me he asked meadows for a pardon. >> the involved in or did you witness any conversations about the possibility of a blanket pardon for everyone involved in january 6th? >> i heard that mentioned, yes. >> do you know whether the president had any conversations about potentia

mr. jordan, for his opening statements. rep. jordan: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, life is precious, especially the lives of children. what happened in uvalde, texas, is tragic, it is every family's worst nightmare. our hearts go out to the uvalde community, and especially to the families who lost loved ones last week in this evil act of violence. and a force that is what happened--there is what happened yesterday in tulsa and a few weeks ago in buffalo, and our hearts go out to those families as well. no one wants another tragedy. no one wants the stamp again. that is what is regretful that democrats have rushed to a market today in what seems more like political theater than a real attempt at public safety or funny solutions. the democrats never once reached out to us to seeking out before the legislation we are considering today. protecting children is not a republican or democrat issue. democrats cobble together a packet of measures. this is not a real attempt, in my judgment, to find solutions. everyone here knows the reality, democrats are in control